Chapter 13 — The Former General's Ex-Wife Was a Genius Advisor

Talking about walking around, it actually took me to the design brand display area of a high-end shopping center.

“Look at that one,” he pointed to a glass case.

Inside is a navy blue evening gown with extremely sophisticated tailoring. The small sign next to it lists the designer's name —— To Mien Nguyet.

“Her design has indeed made it to the mainstream shelves,” I said.

“Who told you to look at the design.” Tran Niem pulled me closer and pointed to a detail in the waistline: "Look at how this waist is handled."

I squatted down and looked closely. The way the pleating and patchwork at the waist is really unique, like a fan shape spreading out.

“Where have you seen this technique before?”

I tried to remember: “Anna Campbell.”

“Yes,” Tran Niem said. “Iconic tailoring by Italian designer Anna Campbell. She only teaches this technique in private courses, never publicly.”

“So what?”

"So To Mien Nguyet's 2 years in Italy were not a normal Master's course. She studied in Anna's private class, tuition was 500,000 Euro/year, only accepting 4 students from around the world each year."

“How do you know these things?”

“I have a friend who works at Milan Fashion Week to check for me.” Tran Niem lowered his voice: "500,000 Euros a year, at least 1 million Euros every two years. Converted into currency, it's nearly 8 million yuan (about 28 billion VND). Plus living expenses, material costs, 10 million yuan can't stop it."

“Didn't we say it was 1.5 million yuan before?”

"That's the regular master's tuition. But To Mien Nguyet takes both Anna's private course and the degree course at the same time. Burning money at both ends."

I stood up straight: "You mean who paid her?"

“Still thinking?” Tran Niem laughed coldly: "Co Ngon Chu was locked up in England by his father for 4 years, but his credit card had huge expenses abroad every year. The timeline completely matches To Mien Nguyet's 2 years in Italy."

“You even looked up Co Ngon Chu's bank statement?”

"I don't have that kind of bravery. But one of his drivers, who was fired last month, jumped ship to my friend's company. He told me when he had free time to chat."

I remained silent. How much money Co Ngon Chu spends on To Mien Nguyet is essentially unrelated to me. But the key to this is not money. It lies in the fact that To Mien Nguyet always labeled herself "made with nothing". Every interview, every online status, every public statement emphasizes that she is on her own. If the tuition fees for studying abroad, the startup capital, and even the initial source of customers all came from Co Ngon Chu —— then her label of "independent strong woman" was achieved through elaborate fabrication. And the person who benefits from this personality (image), besides To Mien Nguyet, who else? It's Co Ngon Chu. Because only when To Mien Nguyet is "independent" can he declare to the outside that "I only invest in a potential designer". Not “I am raising a woman”. A married man secretly spent tens of millions of yuan to support another woman - this was a fatal blow to public opinion. To Mien Nguyet's "independent" image is actually protecting Co Ngon Chu. That's why he's stressed, concerned, and even after the divorce, he still has to defend her protect her. Not because of love. Or to be more precise, not entirely because of love. It's because they are tied together on the same rope of interests. I suddenly thought of a deeper problem. That ghost company Star Bridge Holdings in Cayman —— if the controller is really Co Ngon Chu. So the fact that he through a ghost company poured 20 million yuan to To Mien Nguyet... Did this money come from the Group's books or from his personal account? If it was money from the company... The nature of the incident would be completely different.